Hugh Pym
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BMA says planned strike by resident doctors in England will go ahead. The strike is set to last 5 days from Friday. The announcement follows talks with the government which began last Thursday. BMA says govt has not come up with an offer to avert strikes. Sent from my iPhone
BMA argument is that getting hospitals to run non-urgent planned care on strike days will stretch safe staffing too thinly - consultants can’t safely provide elective care and cover resident doctors. NHS England argues that unnecessary postponements risk patient safety.
BMA has warned that arrangements for the strike in England due to begin on Friday will put patients at risk. The BMA said previously NHS England had advised hospitals to postpone non urgent care. The union said this time NHS leaders wanted planned treatment to go ahead.
Doctors strikes: BMA and Streeting talks 'constructive' bbc.com/news/articles/…
Wes Streeting: We had a constructive conversation with the BMA today and we’ll be having further conversations in coming days to try to avert strike action. While we cannot move on pay after a 28.9% pay rise, we are working on areas where we can improve doctors’ working lives
It’s understood that talks between government officials and BMA representatives over resident doctors’ pay in England will continue over next few days including the weekend. Depending on progress a formal meeting with the Health Secretary will be convened, possibly on Monday
Resident doctors say there “were constructive discussions” with Health Secretary Wes Streeting and talks will continue over the next few days aimed at averting a strike planned for 5 days in England from Friday July 25th.
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Resident doctors in England to strike for five days in July bbc.com/news/articles/…
BMA: Resident doctors have announced strike dates in England, giving the Government two weeks to come to the table to negotiate a path to pay restoration. Action will start 7am on Friday July 25th and end 7am July 30th
